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04-13-2016, 04:18 AM
Facebook Messenger bots are here and they want to kill apps
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As predicted (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/facebook-f8-preview/), developers can **w build bots (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/facebook-messenger-bots/) inside Facebook Messenger.
The an**uncement was one of the highlights of Facebook’s jam-packed F8 (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/need-to-k**w-facebook-f8#d.1BMhnyZkqR?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) schedule and it further proves what many have been predicting for a long time, bots are the future.
Right **w, the bots that are available are more limited – and the discovery process isn’t perfect – but it’s clear **w, more than ever, that bots make a lot of sense.
Beyond that, Messenger’s bot strategy speaks to a few realities of modern computing and communication.
Don’t make me talk to you on the phone
Like many millenials (http://www.businessinsider.com/conquer-your-fear-of-the-phone-2015-5), I don’t spend a lot of time on the phone. I talk to sources and companies for my job, but most of my personal communication takes place through text (or if I’m feeling especially outgoing, Snapchat). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/facebook-bots-analysis/)
More about F8 (http://mashable.com/category/f8/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bots (http://mashable.com/category/bots/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/kg_SS0cQTHU
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As predicted (http://mashable.com/2016/04/11/facebook-f8-preview/), developers can **w build bots (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/facebook-messenger-bots/) inside Facebook Messenger.
The an**uncement was one of the highlights of Facebook’s jam-packed F8 (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/need-to-k**w-facebook-f8#d.1BMhnyZkqR?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) schedule and it further proves what many have been predicting for a long time, bots are the future.
Right **w, the bots that are available are more limited – and the discovery process isn’t perfect – but it’s clear **w, more than ever, that bots make a lot of sense.
Beyond that, Messenger’s bot strategy speaks to a few realities of modern computing and communication.
Don’t make me talk to you on the phone
Like many millenials (http://www.businessinsider.com/conquer-your-fear-of-the-phone-2015-5), I don’t spend a lot of time on the phone. I talk to sources and companies for my job, but most of my personal communication takes place through text (or if I’m feeling especially outgoing, Snapchat). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/12/facebook-bots-analysis/)
More about F8 (http://mashable.com/category/f8/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Facebook (http://mashable.com/category/facebook/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), Bots (http://mashable.com/category/bots/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial), and Tech (http://mashable.com/tech/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/kg_SS0cQTHU